We live in the modern world where the science has improved and provided us with various machines to do most of the work. No doubt we should be proud of it. But do you it is one of the reasons for our becoming over weighted. If you are serious about shedding a pound or two then follow the following simple steps in your day to day life.

1.  Lock up all the machines in your house and start working by yourself. If you have maid to do the work sack her. You wash the dishes, wipe the floor and mix batters. Instead of using a drier hang your clothes on the line. If you do so you will end up burning a large amount of calorie.

2. Try out using soft butter instead of a hard one. With a small amount of soft butter you can spread on a larger area when compared to the hard one.

3. When you are offered food at the time you are not feeling hungry feel free to say, “No Thank You.” If you take even a little bit of food then you are just adding the unwanted calorie in your body.

4. If you think your friends or co-workers will be offended if you deny to their dinners offered then speak out to them and tell them why you are doing so and ask them for their moral support. They will only feel happy in helping you with your ambition to reduce weight.

5. Instead  of sitting and watching T.V better go out and play something which will burn your calories like- dancing, bowling, golfing, cycling, or may be even brisk walking.

6. If you are on an outing drink no calorie water instead of alcoholic beverages.

7. Analyze and set realistic goals which you think you can accomplish so that you can taste the success and set new goals. If you are not able to accomplish the target you will feel frustrated and will be tempted to quit your plan of reducing weight.

8. Even while watching T.V. you can take a walk in the 3 minutes commercial break.

9. Eat at fixed times and leave the table as soon as you have finished instead of lingering over the last bites.

10. Use good plate psychology. Select the plates with colors which will not increase your       appetite. Yes some colors like violet, lime green increases our appetite. The design of the plate also matters. If the plate is bowled shape then it will be better as it gets filled up soon.

11. Eat smaller portion of food

12. Remove all the food stacked at appropriate places like candy bar in the drawer.

13. Eat slowly and chew your food properly. Can you imagine we do not chew our food   properly? We have to chew each bite of food 32 times before swallowing it.

14. Do not try to skip your meal. If you do so then you will surely over eat the next time.

15. Do not try to taste the food while preparing it.

If you follow these simple steps for a weak you are sure to reduce your weight by a few pounds. Just try it out!